As soon as Ye Qi finished speaking, Shangguan Li visibly paused, stiffly turning her head to look at the pillar.
The person behind the pillar slowly emerged; it was He Nian, who had changed into a dress.
He Nian looked at the three of them with a calm expression, then his gaze fell on Ye Qi. The moment he looked at Ye Qi, He Nian's eyes changed instantly.
Her eyes held a complex and varied emotion.
When Shangguan Li saw He Nian right in front of her, her expression instantly turned ugly.
She didn't know when He Nian arrived, nor how much He Nian had heard, so trying to deny it now would only make things worse.
Just as Shangguan Li was racking her brains for a way to salvage the situation, He Nian spoke first: "I don't know which one I am, or maybe I am neither."
Unlike Shangguan Li's attempt to conceal it, He Nian frankly admitted: "I was indeed reborn."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Li's face turned ashen. She had originally thought that God had given her a second chance so that she could expose this vile woman's disguise.
But I never expected that He Nian was also reborn!
Then what is she?
Why is it that this bitch gets to be reborn?!
When Shangguan Li saw that He Nian had been reborn, she simply stopped pretending. Anyway, she and He Nian had never gotten along in their previous life, so there was no need to pretend to be close friends now.
The thought that this bitch knew everything but pretended not to know, watching her make a fool of herself, made her furious!
Her face was cold as she mocked He Nian: "You bitch, if I had known you were reborn, I should have had someone kill you!"
He Nian ignored her and turned to Ye Qi, "Although A-Yun and I went through a lot of hardships in our past life, we finally got married, and I have no regrets about it."
Ye Qi was completely bewildered by her.
Until I heard the words: "There is only one thing that I have kept in my heart for many years. Although I don't know why I was reborn."
He Nian placed her hand on her chest, her expression devout: "But I only know one thing, this time, I came for Ye Qi."
Ye Qi: "?"
Jiang Yihuan looked at Ye Qi with a resentful expression, like a grieving wife catching her husband out playing.
Jiang Yihuan retorted angrily, "Did you turn the female lead gay?"
Ye Qi: "??? No???"
"I'm innocent???"
Jiang Yihuan looked at her with a "Go ahead and say it, and you'd better say something that makes me happy" expression.
Ye Qi had no idea what was going on and was at a loss for words: "I really don't know her."
He Nian nodded seriously at this moment: "Yes, Miss Ye Qi doesn't know me yet."
“In my past life, Mr. Ye and I had a rather unpleasant experience. Without my knowledge, A-Yun used some tricks on Mr. Ye.”
A hint of guilt appeared on He Nian's calm and gentle face.
"These things were originally a blow to Mr. Ye's career, but for some reason they caused a chain reaction. My enemies, who couldn't stand Mr. Ye, tried to force him to hand over something, which I didn't even know what it was."
He Nian continued, "Because of this thing, the other party kidnapped me and Miss Ye Qi."
He Nian's eyes began to show sorrow, her heart ached, and her face was full of guilt.
Her voice was soft, as if recalling a painful memory: "Mr. Ye failed to hand over what they wanted. During the argument, I was almost pushed down the stairs, it was..."
Her voice choked up inexplicably as memories returned, her thoughts drifting to long-forgotten events from the past.
The sounds of the noisy argument echoed in her mind.
The vast sky was cloudless, and the afternoon sun, which should have been scorching, shone on everyone with unusual gentleness.
The kidnappers who abducted them shouted hoarsely, "The item must be in your hands!"
Ye Jingyan, who was always clean, tidy and dignified, now had a thick beard, his head was a mess, his face was haggard, his eyes were red, and he cried out in despair: "I really don't know where that thing is, I beg you to let them go!"
Ye Jingyan knelt on the ground for them, humbly begging the thugs to let them go.
Her Ah Yun stood beside her, her face filled with anxiety and distress, kneeling down with Ye Jingyan, begging the criminals to release her.
The police surrounded them, trying to persuade the criminals to put down their weapons.
At that time, everyone had their own opinion, and the scene was chaotic, like a noisy vegetable market.
But all she remembers is...
As the two women struggled to escape, she slipped and crashed into a dilapidated and damaged railing during the shoving with the assailant.
The assailant fell to the ground, and the others, fearing he would lose his temper, kept their distance, so they didn't have time to help her.
It was Ye Qi, Ye Jingyan's younger sister, who had never targeted her before, who reached out to her and pulled her up.
But life is unpredictable.
The moment Ye Qi pulled her back, the thug suddenly stood up and shouted, "Gu Yun won't let me go anyway! I'll drag him down with me even if I die!"
"Bang--"
The thug, with a ferocious expression, shoved Ye Qi to the ground with great force, sending her flying.
Ye Qi was holding onto He Nian tightly. If Ye Qi didn't let go, the two of them would fall to their deaths.
She was closest to Ye Qi.
She witnessed a flicker of panic across Ye Qi's face, followed by a realization that revealed endless sorrow. Though her brows were tightly furrowed, she managed a weak smile to comfort her.
But that smile was even uglier than a cry.
Ye Qi released her hand.
She collapsed to the ground, watching as Ye Qi's eyes turned red and tears welled up in her eyes. Her face, which appeared to be relieved, was filled with resentment.
She saw Ye Qi's lips twitch, but he remained silent.
But in the end, silence speaks louder than words.
At that moment, she unleashed her potential as a human being, and she seemed to vaguely hear:
"But I... don't want to die either."
The wind howled past, and the fifteen-year-old girl was forced to give up her life right before her eyes.
She stumbled and crawled over, trying to grab the hand she could no longer hold, but unsurprisingly, she missed.
Just as she was feeling frustrated and desperate, a gust of wind brushed past her.
A dark figure rushed over and jumped down without hesitation, trying to catch Ye Qi, but unfortunately, he was too slow.
He didn't have time.
"Thump—"
He Nian, who was closest to the edge of the rooftop, watched as the young girl, who should have been in the prime of her life, fell to the ground, with vibrant red flowers blooming behind her.
"Thump—"
Her brother fell on top of her, his body smashed to pieces, only rotting flesh clinging to his bones, yet he convulsively crawled towards her, embraced her, and finally died together—
The sun was blazing.
today.
He Nian suddenly realized what she was about to say.
Ye Qi is only fifteen years old now, an age when she knows nothing but is carefree.
Does she really want to say it out loud, leaving the girl living in constant fear that she's going to die every day?
No!
no!
Absolutely not!
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